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— NILAY PATEL AT VOX.COM poses a difficult question after new research suggesting that a period in the 1776 document should be a comma, and that it’s affected the actions of Americans ever since. Danielle Allen, a professor of social science at the Institute of Advanced Study, says the period after “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” disconnects the rest of the article from the previous sentence, meaning everything mentioned after (such as good governance) doesn’t fall into the category of unalienable rights. “When you read the whole sentence, all of those points are equally weighted,” Allen said. “It moves from the individual to the collective, from me to we.”
“I could never find my rhythm, so it was a dog fight the entire time.” — JOEY CHESTNUT, ACCORDING TO GOTHAMIST.COM, after winning
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship on Friday for the eighth consecutive time. Chestnut ate 61 hot dogs in 10 minutes, with the next-closest competitor finishing 56 in the same amount of time.
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“This drone video of fireworks proves magic is real.” — HAYDEN MANDERS AT REFINERY29 .COM knows how to enjoy the simple
things, like a video someone shot from a GoPro camera strapped to a drone. YouTuber Jos Stinglingh sent the drone into a West Palm Beach, Fla., fireworks display in May, and the video went viral over the Fourth of July weekend. Bursts of color explode across the video as the drone weaves through the mortars. According to the YouTube description, the camera and drone were undamaged after their flight.
“Tim Howard blocks everything, including bro hugs.” — BRIAN JOSEPHS AT COMPLEX.COM knows Team
USA’s goalkeeper is the stuff of legends. After a historic showing in the World Cup, in which he blocked 16 attempted goals from Belgium, the 35-year-old was greeted by cameras and fans when he returned to the United States. While maneuvering through a swarm at Los Angeles International Airport, one fan reached for a handshake, which Howard returned. But when the man went in for a hug, the soccer star expertly deflected and graciously pushed him away.
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“Does the Declaration of Independence have a typo that makes us selfish?”